Obesity Much Much Worse Than Swine Flu

huge danger that you put yourself in from hundreds of obesity related illnesses

The world’s health authorities are in a state of alert regarding the emergence of the H1N1 swine influenza virus and have been issuing advice and medical recommendations to anyone who will listen to them.  It dawned on us in the Ukmedix Newsroom however that when the situation is looked at objectively the threat to humanity from the swine influenza virus is nothing when compared to the threat of obesity.

The fact is that the swine influenza virus is unlikely to kill as many individuals as obesity will (and already has) and that if organisations like the World Health Organisation were interested in saving lives and improving the health of the planet they should be investing far more in obesity reducing initiatives, obesity research and weight loss medications than in Tamiflu and Relenza tablets.

We do not mean to belittle the dangers of swine influenza and we are aware of the fact that this pandemic could turn into something far more serious especially if the virus mutates into more deadly such as the H5N1 avian influenza virus, however when health statistics are looked at objectively it is clear that more needs to be done to tackle weight problems.

The weight issues are also accentuated by the fact that obesity is a silent killer. Obesity is not contagious, it is in many cases easily treatable and is not always identified as the cause of death when in fact it should be. If a man dies in his sixties from a heart attack many people will not link his death to his weight problem but will assume that he died because of a congenital heart defect or old age.

Just because swine influenza kills you within a week or two and obesity takes a decade or two to achieve the same results does not necessarily mean that one is less dangerous than the other.

If you suffer from obesity maybe you should think about this and take into consideration the huge danger that you put yourself in from hundreds of obesity related illnesses. You are also statistically more likely to die from all types of influenza and especially the H1N1 swine influenza virus if you are obese.

All of the deaths of obese individuals who died after contracting the swine influenza viruses have been labeled as swine flu deaths when in fact it may be that the obesity was as big a contributor to the final outcome.